Subd. 1. Pesticide selection.

1. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota extension service entomologist, shall prepare a list of registered pesticides and their federal label requirements for use in the grasshopper control program. The commissioner shall recommend pesticides and application methods in designated grasshopper control zones that will minimize the adverse impact on foraging bees. The pesticides must economically and efficiently control grasshoppers and minimize adverse environmental impacts. Grasshopper control may only be conducted under this chapter with pesticides used according to their label requirements.
2. (b) The commissioner shall prescribe methods to determine grasshopper densities and densities causing economic or potential economic damage.

Subd. 2. Individual notices.

1. (a) The individual notices required under this chapter for the grasshopper control program must be in a form prescribed by the commissioner and state at least the following:

   1. (1) the legal description of the property covered by the notice to control;
   2. (2) the date the notice is issued;
   3. (3) the name and work telephone number of the inspector issuing the notice;
   4. (4) the grasshopper counts found on the property;
   5. (5) the approximate date the grasshoppers on the property will be controlled by the county or municipality if the owner or occupant does not comply with the notice, which must be at least three days after the date the notice was served;
   6. (6) that the costs of the control will be a lien and applied against the property's tax roll; and
   7. (7) that the owner or occupant may contact the inspector about the notice before the time that the county or the municipality will control grasshoppers, which must be at least three days after the date the notice was served.
2. (b) The commissioner, a county agricultural inspector, or a local weed inspector issuing a notice under this subdivision shall provide the same number of days for compliance under paragraph (a), clause (5), for property controlled by a private land owner or occupant as for property controlled by a unit of state or local government.

Subd. 3. Effects on foraging bees.

1. (a) The Minnesota extension service shall hold meetings in grasshopper control zone areas explaining grasshopper control methods and procedures to minimize adverse effects on foraging bees.
2. (b) Not later than May 1 of each year, an owner of honeybee colonies must notify the commissioner as to the number and location of the colonies. Notification under this section must be accomplished by identifying on a map provided by the commissioner the location of colonies. The notice must include the name, address, and telephone number of the owner. If an owner of honeybee colonies relocates the colonies the owner must report the relocation orally, by phone, or in writing to the extension agent, the town clerk, and the commissioner within ten days after the relocation.
3. (c) The commissioner shall prepare maps of the location of all registered honeybee colonies, including identification of the name, address, and telephone number of the owner. The maps must be updated at least once each 14 days if owners of registered honeybee colonies give notice of relocations.
4. (d) The commissioner shall provide a list of licensed commercial and noncommercial pesticide applicators, including the applicator's name, business address, and phone number, to the registered beekeepers in designated grasshopper control zones.
5. (e) The commissioner shall prescribe a system by which owners of honeybee colonies, licensed commercial and noncommercial pesticide applicators, and county extension agents must, and town clerks may, be advised of the location of registered honeybee colonies reported under this section, of the federal pesticide label requirements pertaining to foraging bees, and of penalties for violating label requirements.
6. (f) The commissioner shall also develop guidelines for a voluntary system to facilitate the exchange of information between owners of registered honeybee colonies and pesticide applicators regarding the pesticide selected for use, the anticipated date and time of application, and the location of honeybee colonies.
7. (g) In a year in which grasshopper control zones are designated, the commissioner shall report to the chairs of the house and senate agriculture and environment committees on the number of acres treated for grasshopper control, the pesticides recommended for use, the pesticides used, the results of research and application of nonpesticide grasshopper control, the number of acres exempted from grasshopper control, and any evidence of negative environmental impacts of the grasshopper control program.